Save-a-Life League Founder Aids Personal Crisis Victims
New York grounded physician Dr. Harry Marsh Warren runs the Save-a-Life league from 108 West 77th Street since 1906, claiming 5,628 reports saved from self harm in five years and a national rise in personal crisis reports. He says most cases stem from loneliness and ill health, with men more likely to use pistols and women poisons, and notes May and June are peak months.
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Save-a-Life League
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Life League
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Saven-Life League
China
Japan
George P. LeBrun
Coroner’s Office
Ohio
Dr. War- Me
A&a
Grover Cleveland
Whitsett Opens Fresh School Wing With New Auditorium
Special to the Enterprise from Whitsett reports a two story brick building nearing completion. It includes multiple classrooms and a large auditorium. Officials plan to open the school on September 12 enhancing the campus appearance.
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Whitsett
Historical picture work progresses at Roanoke Island pageant
Elizabeth City August 31 Work is rapidly progressing on the great North Carolina historical picture at Roanoke Island All timbers and materials are in place and construction began Monday Details for the pageant have been completed with care to accuracy The ship fort moat and Indian village are nearly finished with only the drilling of characters remaining for about two weeks
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Roanoke
Islekond
Fort Moat
Boy Accused Leader Auto Thieves Ring in Chicago
Thirteen men including William Otto head of Otto Stiles Co were arrested in a Chicago case of auto theft. Five Ford assembly plant employees are among the detainees. Patrick Frain an eighteen year old, identified as ring leader, claimed he would soon head a 506000 dollar thieves operation.
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Chicago
William Otto
Otto Stiles Company
Ford
Patrick Frain
Defender of Przemys Fortress Becomes German Carpenter
Berlin Aug 31 Field Marshal Lieutenant Tamassy once famed as defender of Przemys fortress has spent years as a prisoner in Siberia. He has now opened a carpenter shop to support himself according to the Deutsche Zeitung.
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Berlin
Tamassy
Przemys
Siberia
Deutsche Zeitung
Drug addicts triple in New York since prohibition
New York, Aug. 31. There are three times as many drug addicts in New York city since prohibition began, says Bird S S Coler, commissioner of public welfare. Hospital records show 116 cases treated in 1918, rising to 339 in 1919 and 493 in 1920, though these figures cover only a portion of total cases treated in the city.
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New York
New York City
Bird S.S. Coler
Department of Public Welfare
Figure Wizard Joseph McCoy Sets Internal Revenue Footprint
Joseph S. McCoy is designated as government actuary and figures within one per cent the amount that can be collected from the internal revenue bills. His precise work determines the tax take and influences government revenue planning.
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Joseph S. McCoy
Made-in-Carolinas exposition gains public interest
Charlotte reports show growing public and exhibitor appreciation for the Made in Carolinas exposition opening in less than two weeks. Over 200 manufacturers will display more than 8 000 finished items, with company capitalization around 256 million dollars, as builders complete interiors and seating for 2 000 in the airdome.
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Charlotte
N. C
J. C. Patton
Car Minas
Direc
Instigator of Robbery Not Sufficient for Clemency
A historical ruling held that being the instigator of a robbery did not constitute sufficient cause to grant executive clemency, indicating other factors influenced mercy decisions and the governor's discretionary power.
Curran Curran Promotes War Memorial Pause in Speech
Fusion candidate Curran Curran for New York mayor introduced himself to the nation with a call to postpone war memorial expenditures until all wounded and disabled soldiers receive care. He contrasts with Hylan, the Tammany candidate, by presenting a practical, common sense stance on wartime cost planning.
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Curran Curran
New York
Hylan
Eskimo Trapper Sells Wives for Tea and Tobacco
A northern Eskimo trapper publicly sells four wives to fellow tribesmen for a pound of tea and some tobacco. The gruesome barter highlights harsh norms and the commodification within the community.
Cyclone Mack Draws Crowd at Luke Warm Christians Meeting
Spencer reports Cyclone Mack continues to draw vast crowds at tent services with sermons on soul winning. A concert by the Masonic orphanage class of Oxford accompanied the event and a collection aided their support as thousands fill the venue.
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Spencer
Mack
Masonic
Oxford
Governor Davis declines reprieve for Ohio payroll slayings
Columbus Ohio Aug 3 Governor Davis says he will not reprieve Frank Motto who is to be electrocuted at midnight in the Ohio penitentiary for his role in the payroll robbery slayings of W C Sly and George K Fanner in Cleveland last December. He cites Motto’s alleged confession to the attorney general implicating a Cleveland police department member.
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Ohio
Davis
Frank Motto
Ohio Penitentiary
W. C. Sly
George K. Fanner
Cleveland
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